BC Climate: Monthly summary and long term trends
1 October-2023 climate summary
- October-2023 was on average 2.12°C more warmer than normal .
- October-2023 was relatively drier than normal with most of BC exhibiting about 41% below normal precipitation and lower then normal relative humidity and soil moisture.
- The average of previous 12 months climate parameters indicate that BC experienced drier and warmer climate then normal between September 2022 and October 2023.
- The mean October temperature in BC is increasing significantly since 1950 at the rate of 0.02°C per year.
- The long-term October trends indicate decreasing trend in October total precipitation and relative humidity.
Below you find the spatial anomalies and long term trend of air temperature, vapor pressure deficit (VPD), total monthly precipitation, relative humidity (RH), and volumetric soil moisture (0 - 1m depth) for the month of October-2023.